Carnival Cruises

We took a weekend cruise on Carnival to Ensenada a few months ago and had so much fun. We can't wait to go on another cruise. The best part of a cruise is that it's all inclusive - food, entertainment, & room. Even 24 hour room service is included. Food is served to you the moment you board the ship to the moment you leave the ship. There's 24 hour pizza, soft serve frozen yogurt, juices, hot & iced tea, & coffee and even midnight buffets. On formal night, everyone at our table was able to order two entrees each- lobster & prime rib. We saw 3-4 comedy shows and 2 stage shows. There are activites to burn off all that food you eat: outdoor track on top of the ship, indoor gym, ping pong, and pools. There was even miniature golf on the ship. There's a casino and clubs.

People normally associate Carnival as a party cruise and though you can do that, there was a good mix of people there- young, old and families.

We received a 2 for 1 cruise deal from Afterhours formal wear through Capitol Cruises. I immediately called them and booked a 7 day Mexican Riviera cruise on Carnival. The travel agent at Capitol Cruises was very nice and very helpful. Our cruise was fantastic! Our cruise went to Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas. The food was fantastic. We had filet mignon, lobster, steak, veal, beef Wellington just to name a few. You can order as much as you want, there were a few nights that DH ordered two dinners. We went to a show every night after dinner which was also a lot of fun. They also have a dance club, a piano bar, a sports bar, and a dance lounge. There are tons of activities going on every day or you can choose to do nothing and lounge around by the pool and sip cocktails. We went swimming with the dolphins in Puerto Vallarta which was incredible. It was such a great experience and worth every penny. We also went horse back riding on the beaches in Cabo which was also incredible. It was so beautiful and so much fun. The cruise (which includes room, food, shows, activities, etc) cost us $1100 total for 7 days. It cost us an additional $800 for excursions, alcohol, gambling, and souvenirs.

Let me tell you how upset I was when I found out to get real flowers for bouquets for the girls they where $50 each. And let me remind you, you CANNOT bring the flowers back on the ship. I decided to make my own bouquets which where more than reasonable and looked beautiful without guessing and hoping what they would look like. I would have otherwise spent $250 on flowers for about 10 minutes that would be thrown out before you got back to the ship from the ceremony site.

I would not invest in flowers in the island unless you absolutely love flowers, but Im not a flower kind of girl, and my bouquets are exactly what I wanted without paying $50 each for 5 bouquets.

We had a blast on our Honeymoon, we would recommend Carnival to EVERYONE... The food was great and the staff was at our beck-en-call. I even took my cake topper with us and the Dining room staff thought it was the funniest item they ever seen...

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